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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carroll comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen by Saliva. Pohjanala has chosen Scooter - Fire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
26
146 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by Pohjanala.
Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pohjanala tries to clinch there but Carroll circles away.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up.
Pohjanala slips a jab from Carroll.
Pohjanala tries to close the distance and clinch but Carroll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carroll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pohjanala. Pohjanala obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pohjanala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carroll.
Carroll avoids the head kick by Pohjanala.
Carroll throws a hook but Pohjanala avoids it easily.
Carroll instigates a clinch.
Carroll is looking to break free of the clinch but Pohjanala has double underhooks.
Carroll takes an elbow to the temple.
Carroll is looking to break free of the clinch but Pohjanala has double underhooks.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pohjanala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but Carroll blocks it.
Carroll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carroll working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carroll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pohjanala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carroll.
A frustrated look appears on Carroll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carroll can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carroll tries to break the clinch but Pohjanala is controlling the position.
Pohjanala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pohjanala throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Carroll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carroll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pohjanala has Carroll pressed against the cage, preventing Carroll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carroll takes an elbow to the temple.
Carroll avoiding damage as Pohjanala throws knees to the body.
Carroll is trying to break the clinch but Pohjanala has him pressed against the cage.
Pohjanala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carroll is trying to break the clinch but Pohjanala has him pressed against the cage.
Pohjanala prevents Carroll from breaking the clinch.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the head.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carroll avoids it.
Carroll avoiding damage as Pohjanala throws knees to the body.
Pohjanala missing with knees to the body.
Carroll tries to circle away but Pohjanala has him pinned against the cage.
Pohjanala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carroll's efforts to push away.
Carroll tries to break the clinch but Pohjanala is controlling the position.
Carroll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carroll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pohjanala has him pressed against the cage.
Pohjanala missing with knees to the body.
Pohjanala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carroll is trying to force a seperation but Pohjanala has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll is looking to break free of the clinch but Pohjanala has double underhooks.
Carroll managing to block the knees to the body from Pohjanala.
Carroll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pohjanala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carroll prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ian Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kustaa Pohjanala.
Pohjanala looks gassed!
Carroll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carroll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carroll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pohjanala has him pressed against the cage.
Carroll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carroll is trying to break free.
Carroll wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carroll is trying to break free.
Carroll is trying to break free.
Carroll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carroll working hard to break the clinch.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but Carroll blocks it.
Pohjanala goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carroll prevents it.
Pohjanala tries to land knees in the clinch but Carroll avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pohjanala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carroll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Carroll - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carroll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carroll managing to block the knees to the body from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala missing with knees to the body.
Carroll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carroll wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carroll really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carroll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carroll is trying to force a seperation but Pohjanala has the dominant position.
Pohjanala has Carroll pressed against the cage, preventing Carroll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carroll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pohjanala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pohjanala just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carroll misses with a hook.
Carroll looks to score with a jab to the body but Pohjanala is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ian Carroll will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carroll dips to his left and cracks Pohjanala with an uppercut!
Carroll misses with a hook.
Pohjanala misses with a body shot
and Carroll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pohjanala moves out of range as Carroll strikes.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carroll counters with a crisp one two that drops Pohjanala! Carroll thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pohjanala to his feet! Pohjanala is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pohjanala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carroll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pohjanala is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll lands a nice shot that snaps Pohjanala's head back.
Pohjanala wants to clinch
and Carroll counters with a stiff right hand.
Carroll lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carroll is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pohjanala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pohjanala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carroll lands a really nice looking cross but Pohjanala seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ian Carroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Carroll throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pohjanala wants to clinch but Carroll slips to the side
and Carroll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carroll throws a leg kick
and Pohjanala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pohjanala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carroll lands with a hook. Pohjanala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Carroll.
Carroll cracks Pohjanala with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Carroll has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pohjanala to stand back up!
Pohjanala is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll throws a shot from downtown. Pohjanala moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carroll.
Pohjanala wants to clinch
and Carroll counters with a nice uppercut.
Carroll throws and low kick but Pohjanala moves out of range easily.
Carroll scores with the left hand. Pohjanala knows he should have avoided that one.
Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carroll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to clinch
and Carroll counters with a nice uppercut.
Pohjanala looks to clinch
enabling Carroll to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carroll jabs at Pohjanala's body.
Pohjanala staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Pohjanala.
Carroll dips to his left and cracks Pohjanala with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Carroll dominated that second round.
That's time! Carroll's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pohjanala throws a hook to the side of Carroll's head but Carroll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up
enabling Carroll to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala darts in trying to clinch
and Pohjanala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pohjanala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pohjanala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pohjanala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pohjanala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carroll to score with a decent uppercut.
Carroll lands a hook that stumbles Pohjanala back into the cage. Carroll follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Pohjanala to the canvas! Carroll pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Pohjanala has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ian Carroll!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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